Washing machine



Oct. 14,1930.

2 Sheets-Sheet l 6 Lewis .rfames A itomey Oct. 14, 1930. L. A. JAMES WASHING mcumn Filed Feb. '7, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 L n/(,3 rfamea A fiomcy Patented Oct. 14, 1 930 \PATENT OFFICE LEWIS A. JAMES, or rREnonIA, KANSAS WASHING MACHINE Application filed February 7, 1929. Serial No. 338,204.

This invention relates to a washing machine and has for its prime object to provide a mechanism forwashing clothes which utilizes a receptacle'with water therein and an agitator mounted in the receptacle for oscillatory movement and having means for submerging a quantity of air in the water and allowing this air to be fixed in the water among the clothes therein.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a mechanism of this nature wherein the agitator operates to turn the clothes over.

A still further very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a washing machine of this nature which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, thoroughly ellicient and reliable in use and operation, not '20 likely to easily become out of order, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

l/Vith the above and numerous other obj ects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the washing machine embodying the features of my invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section therethrough taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1,.

Figure ,3 is a transverse vertical section j taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the oscillator. 1 1

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes a receptacle which includes a semi-c lindrical bottom 6 and is closed at its top by a removable lid 7. A bearing 8 is mounted in one side of the receptacle and a bearing 9 is mounted in the other side thereof, these bearings being concentrically disposed in respect to the bottom 6. An agitator is denoted generally by the letter A and includes a hollow body porwhen the body of the agitator is in the which are riveted or otherwise secured as at 16. to spaced parallel coextensive arms 17 on the extremities of which are laterally and outwardlyprojecting pintles 18 and 19.

The pintle 18 is journaled in the bearing 8 while the pintle 19 is journaled in the bearing 9 and extends therethrough terminating.

outwardly of the casing in order that a hand crank 20'may be secured thereto.

A stufling box 21 is engaged with the bearabout the pintle 19.

position shown in Figure 3 it will be seen that water in the body will drain out of the bottom series of openings 14 and air be drawn into the top series of openings 14 and also through openings 11.

As the crank is oscillated and the body of the agitator submerged it will be seen that the air trapped in the body will escape upwardly through openings 11 through the water among the clothes therein and any clothes immediately under the body will be taken down in the water with the body and as the body reaches the other end of its oscil-' lation, said clothes will have been turned over completely.

The body of the agitator in no way functionsas a beaten but rather serves to throw the clothes from oneside to the other and com-' letely turnthem over and the air comes in irom the body when submerged to mix with the clothes.

On one side of the receptacle there is provided a block 25 adjacent the top of the receptacle and functions as a stop that is limits the upward movement of the agitator as is apgarent from an inspection of Figures 2 an 3. s

Thefreceptacle may be mounted on any suitable support 26. The oscillation of the agitator may be occasioned either by hand power as indicated in the .present embodiment or 5 by any suitable motor power if so desired. In fact the resent em odiment of the. mvention has e'en disclosed in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practic its attains the featuresof advantage enum ated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of arts may be resorted to without departing rom the spirit or scope ofvthe invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages. Y

- 7 Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a washing machine of the class described, a receptacle formed with a semi- -cylindrical bottom, bearings in the sides of the receptacle concentric in respect to the bottom, arms having pintles journaled-in the bearings, a cross member between the arms of hollow constructionand provided with open-r ings, said member being triangular in cross section and said openings being disposed at the cor ers thereo 2. An agitator for. a washing achine comprising a body formed of a pair gf elongated diverging walls having longitudinal edges joined together and provided with a SGIlBS of apertures through the joint thereof, and a plate mounted between the free longitudinal marginal portions of the walls havin its opposite side edges secured thereto an having apertures adjacent said side edges, and means for movably supporting the bod a An agitator for a washing machine compris ng a pair of elongated diverging walls aving longitudinal edges joined. together.

5 and provided with a series of apertures at thejoint thereof for the assage of air, a

plate mounted between the ree marginal portions of the walls and secured'thereto along its longitudinal edges, said plate having aper-.

, tures adjacent said longitudinal edges for In testimony whereof I flix my si' nature. I LEwis A. JAIIES.

v the passage of water, said plate being transversely curved, integral ears formed on the opposite ends of the Walls and supporting arms rigidly secured to.the ears. 

